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MINUI'ES OF lEE som MEETING
RED RIVER COMPACT CClvMISSICN
Stephen F. Austin Building
Austin, Texas
26 .July 1974
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DRAFT
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·13 Sep 74
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The 50th meeting of the Red River Compact Commission convened at 9 a.m.,
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26 July 1974, at the Stephen F. Austin Building, Austin, Texas. ·An
attendance list is attached CIncl 1). General Noble .opened the proceed­.
ings bYeJCPressing his appreciation to the Texas members for hosting the
meeting.
The minutes of the 49th meeting were read and approyed.
Next, 1>fr. Tim Brown, General Counselor for the Texas Water Rights Commission,
-presented a history of Texas Law of Water Rights. A question and answer
period followed.
].fr. Forest Nelson indicated that no progress had been made in discussions
between Texas and Oklahoma on Reach I. ·He .reiterated the Engineering
~dvisory Committee's recommendations to the Commission for a 60-40 split
i."'l t.'le water. A disc-ussion followed on how litigation could be instituted
and what the outcome might be. General Noble, in concluding the discussion
on Reach I, . indicated his desire that the Compact negotiations proceed
without litigation unless the point is reached where the North Fork is
. the last item remaining to be compacted. He called for a continued effort
by the Oklahoma and Texas Commissioners to resolve the matter between
themselves.
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~--""~'~--"- . ffr. Tim Brown, General Counselor for the Texas Water Rights Commission,
-presented a history of Texas Law of Water Rights. A question and answer
period followed.
].fr. Forest Nelson indicated that no progress had been made in discussions
between Texas and Oklahoma on Reach I. ·He .reiterated the Engineering
~dvisory Committee's recommendations to the Commission for a 60-40 split
i."'l t.'le water. A disc-ussion followed on how litigation could be instituted
and what the outcome might be. General Noble, in concluding the discussion
on Reach I, . indicated his desire that the Compact negotiations proceed
without litigation unless the point is reached where the North Fork is
. the last item remaining to be compacted. He called for a continued effort
by the Oklahoma and Texas Commissioners to resolve the matter between
themselves.
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